Nathan Beard Archives

1. Nathan Beard, installation view, A Puzzlement, 2022, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), photo_ Bo Wong An installation shot from A Puzzlement, which runs alongside Las Hormigas. A scultpure of tiny golden heads on wire. Complex puzzles at play

Reviews

Complex puzzles at play

29 November 2022

Fragmented narratives range from playful to frustrating in a pair of exhibitions at PICA, finds Jaimi Wright.

Andrew Nicholls and Jingdezhen artisans, Untitled (Cobalt Skull #1), hand-painted cobalt on porcelain, dimensions variable. Cobalt painting by Yu Xuan, 2016. Photography by Bewley Shaylor A white porcelain skull and cross bones decorated with traditional-style chinoiserie A series of uncomfortable events

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A series of uncomfortable events

31 August 2022

‘A Gentle Misinterpretation’ interrogates the problematic history of chinoiserie but Belinda Hermawan still feels uneasy.

Colin Smith, Bloodletting, 2020, painted false walls (MDF, timber), oil paintings (oil on ply board), air-dry clay, enamel paint, gold foil alphabet stickers, gold foil contact sheeting, hip chair, muslin, metal curtain rods, fake tree, chairs, water cooling dispenser, clock, scrap paper bin, installation dimensions vary. Photograph: Bo Wong. A 20 year wait for a queer take

Reviews

A 20 year wait for a queer take

21 October 2020

Focusing on the perspectives of queer West Australian artists, this year’s ‘HERE&NOW’ exhibition at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery is both stylish and thought-provoking says Jenny Scott.

Event

Visual Arts: July Exhibitions at Cool Change Contemporary

14 June 2019

5 – 27 July @ Cool Change Contemporary · Presented by Cool Change Contemporary · Join us for the next block of exhibitions at Cool Change …

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Nathan Beard, Haltribe Sawatdee Thailanddigital print, printed acrylic, swarovski elements, 52.8 x 72.8 x 4cm, 2018 woman wearing heavily adorned mask A playful (and glittery) search for authenticity

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A playful (and glittery) search for authenticity

2 October 2018

Review: Nathan Beard, “Siamese Smize” Turner Galleries · Review by Jess Boyce · Walking into one of Turner Galleries’ Engine Rooms to view Nathan Beard’s solo …

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Complex puzzles at play

A series of uncomfortable events

A 20 year wait for a queer take

Visual Arts: July Exhibitions at Cool Change Contemporary

A playful (and glittery) search for authenticity

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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